Battery-charcing switchboard



June 16, 1925. 1,542,229

J. P. GANTT BATTERY CHARGING SWITCHBOARD Filed June 20, 1924 Patented June 16, 1925.

JACOB 'PLANNIE GANTT. OF WAGENER; sour CAROLINA.

BATTERY-CHARGING SWITCHBOARD:

Application filed June 20,1924. Serial No. 721.874.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be" it knownthat JACOB PLANNIE GAXTT, a citizen' of the United States, residing at \Vagcner, in the county of Aiken and Stale of South Carolina, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Batterv-Chargi ng Switchboards, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to improvements-in battery charging switch boards, and more particularly to a highly efficient type of switch board which will be used for quickly turning on or otl a battery from a charging circuit.

An object f the invention is-to provide a switch board for use in connection .witlra battery charging service station, which will eliminate the usual waste of time in always replacing a partly charged battery'in the charging circuit when a fully charged battery is removed therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to pro ride a switch board for use in battery Other objects will appear as the description proceeds;

In the/accompanying drawings which form a palt of my application,

Fi ure 1 is a plan view of my improved switc board showing the same connected with a plurality of storage batteries, and in circuit with the battery charging line;

' Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion of my switch board, showing the relative positioning of several of the switch arms, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken through a portion of the board and switches.

Like characters of reference are used throughoutthe following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspo n (hng parts.

My improved battery chargin switch boardcon'iprises a panel 1, on wv hich' the switch'arms 2 are pivotallymounted. Stop pins 3 are positioned adjacent the ends of the said arms, on the panel 1, and serve to imit the movement thereof.

are so arranged that the adjacent ends of' v 'the switch arms 2 may be thrown into and -ou tof engagement therewith, at will. The switch arms are further provided with the operating knobs for use in manipulating the switches. In Figure l of the drawings. I have illustrated the switch board connected with nine storage batteries B which are respectively controlled by the switch arms 2 and are con nected in series with a charging line 6. The

ends-of the several switch arms adjacent the's'top pins 3 are bifurcated. as-best illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, while their opposite ends are formed of a single baror pole. The switch contacts 4 are also bifurcated, as best illustrated inFigure 3 of the drawingsvand are adapted to receive the pole ends of the several switch and runs'from the positive line wire to thelirst switch :2 and through the first battery to the second switch, and so on in series until the last switch connects with the negative line wire. teries will be co mected in series and each battery will have a separate controlling.

switch.

Heretofore, it has been necessary when a fully charged battery is removed from the circuit. to stop and immediately place a partially discharged battery in its place to complete the circuit so that the charging operation may continue, but. with my invent-ion; ivhen a battery is fully charged. the switchai in controlling the battery is moved from the contact to the adjacent bifurcated end ot' the next switch arm. In Figure 1, the battery adjacent the negative line wire is removed from the charging circuit. In this 1m1nner,-inuch time is saved Therefore, all of the bat-- for the man in charge of the charging staas possible.-

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my' invention what I claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. Abatterycha'rging switch board comprising a panel, a plurality of alined switch for receiving the adjacent free end of the next switch arm.

2. A hattery charging switch hoard comprising a paneh a plurality of alined switch arms pivotally mounted thereon, switch contacts mounted on said panel adjacent the free ends of said switch arms, a plurality of batteries connected with said arms and contacts to complete a cireuit,'and means on the inner ends of said arms adapted to re- 'ceive the adjacent free ends of the next switch arms for operation to cut out a particular battery from the circuit.

5 A battery charging switch board comprising a panel, a plurality of alined switch arn'is pivotally mounted thereon, switch contacts mounted on said panel adjacent the free ends of said switch arms, 'a plurality of, batteries connected with said arms and contacts, whereby any one of said batteries mayv he cut from the circuit, and the circuit remain complete.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

J ACOB- PLANNIF, GANTTQ 

